UNION TRAIL went gate-to-wire winning the third race of his career yesterday (Sunday, December 15th) on the Tapeta at Gulfstream Park under first-time jockey Leonel Reyes. The win earned Union Trail $26,400 and a Beyer Speed Figure of 80, which is tied for his second-highest.
September 20, 2024 - Tiz Dashing Breaks His Maiden In Debut
Tiz Dashing followed in his father's footsteps by winning his debut race, a 6 Furlong Maiden Race for Two Year Olds on the outer turf at Belmont at The Big A on September 20th under Jockey John Velazquez. The win earned Tiz Dashing $49,500 in purse money and a 65 Beyer Speed Figure.
August 15, 2024 - Courtly Banker Breaks Maiden, Wins Stakes Race at Saratoga
Courtly Banker broke his maiden in “The Rick Violette Stakes” giving him not just a win, but a stakes win. Jockey John Velazquez gave him a perfect ride on a rain-soaked, soft inner turf. Courtly Banker earned $68,750 and an 80 Beyer Speed Figure.
July 31, 2024 - Leftembehind Gets Second Win at Saratoga
Leftembehind finished 1st in his 1 1/8 Mile Allowance race on July 31st giving Lefty his second career win off an epic ride by Jockey Katie Davis. He earned $52,250 and a 78 Beyer Speed Figure for the effort.
July 18, 2024 - Courtly Banker Placed in "The New York Stallion Series Stakes at Saratoga"
Courtly Banker placed in The New York Stallion Series Stakes at Saratoga Race Course on Thursday, July 18th. He earned $30,000 and an 80 Beyer Speed Figure for the second place effort.
June 16, 2024 - Courtly Banker Places In Stallion Stakes Race At the Big A
Courtly Banker placed in The New York Stallion Stakes, Spectacular Bid, 6 Furlong turf race at Belmont at The Big A on Sunday, June 16th with Katie Davis in the irons. He earned $30,000 in purse money and a 78 Beyer Speed Figure.
June 9, 2024 - Union Trail Wins Second in a Row
UNION TRAIL won his 1 Mile Allowance race on the dirt (originally a 1 1/16 mile race on the turf) at Belmont at Saratoga making it his second win in a row and ending an eventful and historic weekend on a high note. Union Trail's 3 lengths win with Jockey Katie Davis aboard earned him $49,500 in purse money. He received a Beyer Speed Figure of 80, up from 79 in his last race.
May 3, 2024 - Union Trail Breaks Maiden With Perfect Ride
Union Trail broke his maiden in the 1 1/16th Mile Maiden Special Weight in Race 9 on Friday, May 3rd at Belmont at The Big A, winning by 2 1/4 lengths off an impeccable ride from Jockey Katie Davis. He earned $41,250 for the effort and a Beyer Speed Figure of 77, up from 74 in his last race.
January 11, 2024 - Tiz Eternal Breaks His Maiden at Gulfstream Park
Tiz Eternal made his racing return today (1/11) after almost a year layoff and did it in spectacular fashion bringing home a win. He broke his maiden in a wire-to-wire performance under Jockey Jose Ortiz. Per the race chart, "Tiz Eternal set the pace in the two path and held firm under a drive." The win earned Tiz Eternal $42,000 in purse money and set a track record for the 1 1/8 Mile distance on the Tapeta Track.
September 12, 2022 - Blitz to Win Comes is Second at Aqueduct, Posting Lifetime Beyer Speed Figure
Blitz to Win’s rebounded from his prior performance at Saratoga Race Course on August 20th where he finished 5th with a 58 Beyer speed figure to run 2nd on September 18th at Aqueduct posting a lifetime high Beyer speed figure of 80. Although beaten by 6 3/4 lengths, he was 3 1/2 lengths in front of the 3rd place horse. He earned $17,000 in purse money for his second-place finish.
September 1, 2022 - Tapple Cider Outruns her 22-1 Odds and Comes in Second at Saratoga
Tapple Cider outrun her 22-1 odds at Saratoga Race Course on September 1st to finish second beaten by 1/2 length in her $50,000 Claiming race for Fillies and Mares that have never won two races. Dylan Davis again gave her a superb ride and managed to get her the lead in the stretch before being caught late. She earned $11,000 in purse money and was not claimed. Her Beyer speed figure of 73 was 10 points higher than the 63 she earned when winning her Maiden race at Saratoga on August 12th.
August 12, 2022 - Tapple Cider Wins at Saratoga Race Course
Tapple Cider won her $40,000 NY Bred Maiden Claiming race at Saratoga Race Course on August 12th by a neck with a superb ride provided by Dylan Davis. She received purse earnings of $ 27,500 and a Beyer speed figure of 63, a lifetime best.
April 30, 2022 - Saratoga Flash Wins at Belmont Park
Sackatoga Stable's 2022 racing year began with an impressive Allowance win by Saratoga Flash on April 30th at Belmont Park. He answered a question we were uncertain about when he stretched out to 1 1/16 Miles and ran the last Furlong in 5.9 seconds to win going away by 2 1/4 lengths. He will next be pointed to a second level Allowance race for New York-Breds on the turf at Belmont Park at a distance from 7 Furlongs to 1 1/16 Miles.
October 28, 2021 - Blitz to Win Wins at Belmont Park
Blitz to Win won a Maiden Special Weight race for New York Breds at Belmont Park on October 28, 2021 by 3 1/4 lengths. The purse earnings of $41, 250 increased his lifetime earnings to $94,900.
May 13, 2021 - Saratoga Flash Maiden Win At Belmont Park
Saratoga Flash won for the first time in a 6 Furlong turf race for New York Bred Maidens on May 13 at Belmont Park. He broke alertly and tracked the leader before taking the lead in the upper stretch and holding on gamely to win by one length in 1:08.91. He earned a career best 72 Beyer speed figure and purse money of $41,250.
January 15, 2021 - Horse Racing Nation Article - Knowlton, Tagg try to move on after retiring Tiz the Law
December 12, 2020 - Niko's Dream Becomes a Stakes Winner
Niko's Dream became a Stakes winner on December 12, 2020 winning the My Charmer by 1 1/2 lengths while earning a lifetime high Beyer speed figure of 89. Dismissed by the betting public, she went off at 13.60 to 1 and paid $29.20 to win. She earned $45,570 bringing her total to $108,690 for 2020 and $280,900 lifetime. Junior Alvarado was aboard and has now ridden her in three of four lifetime victories.
October 24, 2020 - Niko's Dream Finishes 3rd in The Ticonderoga, a New York Bred Stakes Race
On Saturday October 24th at Belmont Park Niko's Dream completed her 2020 New York racing year with a 3rd place finish in the $150,000 New York Bred stakes race The Ticonderoga. She just missed 2nd place by a neck and earned $18,000 for her 3rd place finish. Her Beyer speed figure of 85 was 1 point less than her top of 86 earned at Saratoga in July in the Day at the Spa stakes.
September 5, 2020 - Tiz the Law Finishes Second in the 146th Kentucky Derby
Tiz the Law finished second to Authentic in the 146th Kentucky Derby at Churchill downs on September 5, 2020. Originally scheduled to be run on May, 2020, the race was delayed for 4 months due to the COVID-19 epidemic. Sent off as the prohibitive 3-5 favorite, Tiz tracked closely behind Authentic but was unable to pass him in the stretch losing by 1 ¼ lengths. He earned $600,000 for the second-place finish.
August 8, 2020 - Tiz the Law's Has Impressive Victory In The 151st Runhappy Travers Stakes
Tiz the Law's impressive victory in the 151st running of the Runhappy Travers Stakes on August 8th at Saratoga Race Course was his third straight Grade 1 victory in 2020. His 5 1/2 length of victory, geared down the final 1/16th of a Mile, was the fourth fastest in Travers history (2:00.95). He clearly demonstrated that his victory in the 1 1/14 Mile race, the same distance as the Kentucky Derby, will make him a worthy favorite in Kentucky.
Tiz received a 109 Beyer speed figure for the Travers, a lifetime high by 9 points.